Retreats in India

Retreats in India: trainings, retreats and Ayurveda

This page includes 45 yoga teacher trainings, 18 yoga retreats and 8 wellness retreats. They're three different trips. A teacher training is a residential course of three to four weeks that ends in a certificate; a retreat is shorter and gentler, with daily classes and no exams; and an Ayurveda or wellness stay is built around consultations, treatments and a set diet.

48 of the 74 programmes here are in Uttarakhand, the Himalayan state that includes Rishikesh, where the Ganga leaves the mountains. Kerala, in the far south, has 9 programmes here, often with Ayurveda in the timetable. Goa adds beaches, and Rajasthan heritage hotels and desert cities.

North and south run on different calendars. Rishikesh is most pleasant either side of the summer heat and the monsoon that follows it; Goa's season is the dry winter after the rains; and Kerala, with two monsoons, suits Ayurveda in the wet months and the beach in the dry ones.

60 of the 74 programmes here start between $349 and $1,954 per person, and the median starting price is $824. Prices in India usually include a room and vegetarian meals, so the difference between two programmes is mostly the room, the teaching and the treatments.

Length

3–57 days

Median length

13 days

Starting prices, per person

$349–$1,954 (60 of 74)

Median starting price

$824

Prices are converted from each host's currency at the European Central Bank reference rate of November 3, 2026.

Before you book

• Check which visa fits: India's official e-Visa site lists short-term yoga programmes, and treatment under Indian systems of medicine, among the purposes of the e-Tourist visa.
• For an Ayurveda stay, ask whether a qualified Ayurvedic doctor sees you, and what you'll be given to take by mouth.
• Ask for the exact address and the transfer time from the nearest airport or railway station.

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